MMM Blog
The Little Dog
by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM Ireland 01.05.2022 Every morning I take an early walk. Many people are out at that time, staff hurrying for duty in the hospital and others like me just taking a walk- One especially, he is an elderly man […]
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I lift up my eyes to the mountains
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney MMM Ireland 28.04.2022 When I returned to Ireland after many years in East Africa, I joined a local hill-walking group. Apart from pandemic lock-downs, we meet every second Sunday, from September to June. For me, it has opened up a whole new […]
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The Spider
by Unknown MMM Author undated Ireland 26.04.2022 There is a story told of a spider. Above all creatures the spider knows what ‘depending’ means. Its whole life depends on the fragile threads that laced together make home. The spider could weave the most […]
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Birds’ Nests
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney MMM Ireland 24.04..2022 Have you ever wondered about birds’ nests? No, I don’t mean the size, shape or colour of them. What really amazes me is how they stay together. I mean how does the builder get the first few twigs to form a […]
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MMM and Franciscan Collaboration
Guest blog by Sr. Joyce Zarnick OSF U.S.A. 22.04.2022 I’d like to speak of how the collaboration between the Franciscans and the Medical Missionary of Mary began. I am Sister Joyce, a Franciscan from Clinton, Iowa. After teaching junior high for 42 years, […]
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Every Day Earth Day
By Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator Ireland 21.04.2022 Isn’t it a pity every day is not considered Earth Day, not just tomorrow? When issues of climate change are limited to scientific arguments we often miss the bigger picture for our Earth. The impacts are not […]
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The Therapists
by Sr. Prisca Ovat, MMM Kenya 20.04.2022 Twelve masseuses and masseurs recently graduated from the East African Institute for certified studies. Sr. Prisca and 11 other palliative caregivers were generously funded by Misean Cara to avail this course. Unique about this group was their […]
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Going to Galilee
by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM Ireland 18.04.2022 For some years I lived in Ibadan, Nigeria. It is a vast city with a huge population. Many of the people of our parish lived in overcrowded apartments with inadequate shared facilities and an unreliable source of […]
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Do not cling to me
by Sr. Sheila Campbell, MMM Ireland 17.04.2022 Today we celebrate the Risen Christ. Alleluia! But do we really understand the full meaning of the Risen Christ? The older I get in years, the more I realize that I am only at the beginning of my understanding.
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I Feel Sad Tonight
by Sr. Monica Prendergast MMM Ireland/Uganda 16.04.2022 A reflection on the grief of a mother whose child died from malnutrition Lord, I feel sad tonight. I lift up to you that poor mother I saw today. Comfort her broken heart and O Lord, comfort […]
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